'''1854--'''Burt County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. '''County seat:''' Tekamah <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

'''1854--'''Burt County was created 23 November 1854 as an original county. '''County seat:''' Tekamah <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/demhdcem.html Deman Hinds Cemetery] also called Anderson or Decatur Cemetery Located 4 miles west and 1/2 mile south of Decatur, NE (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2349195&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/demhdcem.html Deman Hinds Cemetery] also called Anderson or Decatur Cemetery Located 4 miles west and 1/2 mile south of Decatur, NE (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2349195&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

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*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/gracecem.html Grace Lutheran Cemetery]&nbsp;1 mile south of Bertha, NE or 6 miles north of Craig (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100686&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])

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*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/gracecem.html Grace Lutheran Cemetery]&nbsp;1 mile south of Bertha, NE or 6 miles north of Craig (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100686&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100772&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Hillcrest Cemetery] located in northwest corner of Decatur

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100772&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Hillcrest Cemetery] located in northwest corner of Decatur

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/hofamcem.html Holy Family Cemetery] Located 2 miles southwest of Decatur, NE (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100789&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/hofamcem.html Holy Family Cemetery] Located 2 miles southwest of Decatur, NE (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=100789&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=187083&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Oakland Cemetery] and Lutheran Cemetery just south Oakland. These two cemeteries are adjoining but separate.<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=187083&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Oakland Cemetery] and Lutheran Cemetery just south Oakland. These two cemeteries are adjoining but separate.<br>

*(Another cemetery down the road from Pioneer and even further into Cuming County is named [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101122&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1823& Peterson Pioneer Cemetery])

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*(Another cemetery down the road from Pioneer and even further into Cuming County is named [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101122&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1823& Peterson Pioneer Cemetery])

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/stjohns/StJohnsPage.html Saint John's Luthern Church Cemetery] 4 mi. South on Hwy 77, 1 mi. East and ½ mi. South of Lyons, Nebraska (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2340455&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/Cemeteries/stjohns/StJohnsPage.html Saint John's Luthern Church Cemetery] 4 mi. South on Hwy 77, 1 mi. East and ½ mi. South of Lyons, Nebraska (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2340455&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101329&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Saint Josephs Cemetery] aka Holy Cross Cemetery, 1 mile east &amp; 1 mile south of Bancroft.Or 3 miles north and 5 miles west of Lyons.<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101329&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Saint Josephs Cemetery] aka Holy Cross Cemetery, 1 mile east &amp; 1 mile south of Bancroft.Or 3 miles north and 5 miles west of Lyons.<br>

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*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/sccem.html Silver Creek Cemetery] in Silver Creek Township, Burt County, Nebraska9 miles east of Oakland. (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101453&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/sccem.html Silver Creek Cemetery] in Silver Creek Township, Burt County, Nebraska9 miles east of Oakland. (also on [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=101453&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Find-A-Grave])<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=187461&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Westside Methodist Cemetery], 4 miles west of Oakland on Hwy 32 &amp; 2 miles North. (also on Find-A-Grave)<br>

*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=187461&CScntry=4&CSst=31&CScnty=1814& Westside Methodist Cemetery], 4 miles west of Oakland on Hwy 32 &amp; 2 miles North. (also on Find-A-Grave)<br>

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In addition to the federal census of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 (check Nebarska State census page for availability) Burt County can also be found in several territorial and state census.&nbsp; Some of those are posted online:<br>

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In addition to the federal census of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 Burt County can also be found in several territorial and state census. {{Census|Nebraska}} Some of those are posted online:<br>

[http://www.memoriallibrary.com/NE/Burt/Tekamah/index.htm "Noteworthy Men of Tekamah and Vicinity"], by Ott Brothers, 1905. Republished on the web by NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library.<br>

[http://www.memoriallibrary.com/NE/Burt/Tekamah/index.htm "Noteworthy Men of Tekamah and Vicinity"], by Ott Brothers, 1905. Republished on the web by NEGenWeb Project Resource Center On-Line Library.<br>

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A history of Burt County, Nebraska&nbsp;: from 1803 to 1929. Wahoo, Neb.&nbsp;: Ludi Print. Co., [1929?] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases) [http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH25&CISOPTR=74834 Also available online through BYU&nbsp;Digital Archives.]<br>

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A history of Burt County, Nebraska&nbsp;: from 1803 to 1929. Wahoo, Neb.&nbsp;: Ludi Print. Co., [1929?] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases)&nbsp;{{FSbook|106972}}

Story of an old town&nbsp;: with reminiscences of early Nebraska and biographies of pioneers by DeMilt, A. P.&nbsp; Omaha, Neb.&nbsp;: Douglas Print. Co. 1902 [about Decatur, Burt County, NE, chapter 6 is about early Burt County in general with biographical sketches] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases).<br>

Story of an old town&nbsp;: with reminiscences of early Nebraska and biographies of pioneers by DeMilt, A. P.&nbsp; Omaha, Neb.&nbsp;: Douglas Print. Co. 1902 [about Decatur, Burt County, NE, chapter 6 is about early Burt County in general with biographical sketches] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases).<br>

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[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/whoswho/whosburt.htm Who's Who in Burt County, Nebraska, 1940. by Douglas C. Sutherland.] Transcribed by Karen Elliott for NEGenWeb Project.<br>

[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/whoswho/whosburt.htm Who's Who in Burt County, Nebraska, 1940. by Douglas C. Sutherland.] Transcribed by Karen Elliott for NEGenWeb Project.<br>

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[http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH33&CISOPTR=33799 A Craig scrapbook: a story of a village in Burt County, Nebraska] by Lang, Russell Clark; Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, c2008 Available online by BYU Digital Archives.<br>

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A Craig scrapbook: a story of a village in Burt County, Nebraska by Lang, Russell Clark; Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, c2008 Available online by BYU Digital Archives. {{FSbook|61554}}<br>

[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/official.htm 1884 Atlas of State: Record of County Officials of Burt County, Nebraska 1855 - 1884.] Transcribed and submitted by Bonnie Marks for USGenWeb Project.<br>

[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/burt/olres/official.htm 1884 Atlas of State: Record of County Officials of Burt County, Nebraska 1855 - 1884.] Transcribed and submitted by Bonnie Marks for USGenWeb Project.<br>

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[http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php?county=burt "Nebraska... Our Towns" contains short histories of the individual towns in Burt county]. "Historical Nebraska" is part of "Virtual Nebraska" by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

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[http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/index.php?county=burt "Nebraska... Our Towns" contains short histories of the individual towns in Burt county]. "Historical Nebraska" is part of "Virtual Nebraska" by the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.

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[http://www.burtcounty.ne.gov/map.html Burt County website] has a group of useful maps including very detailed road, county, and city maps.

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[http://www.burtcounty.ne.gov/map.html Burt County website] has a group of useful maps including very detailed road, county, and city maps.

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[http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/maps/#highway Nebraska Department of Roads] website lisrts a number of very detailed historic maps.

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[http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/maps/#highway Nebraska Department of Roads] website lisrts a number of very detailed historic maps.

Revision as of 15:07, 4 February 2013

Burt County, Nebraska genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

Census

In addition to the federal census of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940 Burt County can also be found in several territorial and state census. For tips on accessing Burt County, Nebraska Genealogy census records online, see: Nebraska Census. Some of those are posted online:

A history of Burt County, Nebraska : from 1803 to 1929. Wahoo, Neb. : Ludi Print. Co., [1929?] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases) FamilySearch Books Online

Story of an old town : with reminiscences of early Nebraska and biographies of pioneers by DeMilt, A. P. Omaha, Neb. : Douglas Print. Co. 1902 [about Decatur, Burt County, NE, chapter 6 is about early Burt County in general with biographical sketches] Available online through Heritage Quest (check with your local library through which you may have access already to Heritage Quests databases).